20+ Pie Iron Dessert Recipes (2024)

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Some of our camp cooking essentials: Pie iron dessert recipes: Tips for cooking with a camp cooker: Camping meal planning tips: More pie iron dessert recipes: Pie Iron Recipes Campfire Sopapilla Cheesecake Milky Way Pudgy Pie Campfire Pies Recipe! {Strawberry Cheesecake Pudgy Pie} - Mountain Pies – Get Out Camping & Hiking These Easy and Inexpensive Nutella Desserts Are All You Need In Life Camping Cuisine Part 4: Blueberry & Cream Cheese Dessert Campfire Eclairs Campfire Cookies Campfire Dessert: Pie Cherry Mountain Pie Caramel Apple Pudgy Pie Recipe (Campfire Pies) Campfire Cherry Hand Pies | The Kitchen Magpie Mustard Seeds Pie Iron Recipe – Cherry Cream Cheese Pie Campfire Chocolate Monkey Bread FAQs References

Camping Recipes | Dessert

ByHeather Painchaud May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

We love using these pie iron dessert recipes whenever we go camping. They are perfect for camp cooking over the open fire. My kids love using camp cookers whenever we head out into the great outdoors. They are super easy to use and help to make meal planning and clean up a breeze. Today I am sharing a ton of delicious dessert recipes that you could make in a pie iron.

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We always have pie irons packed in the travel trailer for camping. They are such a handy tool for making quick meals, snacks and desserts. We’ve even pulled them out to use at home on the deck with our propane fire pit. The kids love using pie irons for dessert at home too!

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Some of our camp cooking essentials:

Menu planning for camping is something that I always do to stay organized. Grab this free Meal Planner Printable to get started on your next trip.
A Pie Iron Camp Cooker makes cooking over the open fire super easy. Check out these 20+ Pie Iron Recipe Ideas for tons of camp cooker inspiration! Or visit my how to use a pie iron post for tips.
Foil Pie Plates make tinfoil packet meals even easier with the sturdy base that they provide.
These Grilling Bags that I recently found are amazing! Simply add all of your ingredients to the bag at home then throw it on the campfire or grill when camping in the great outdoors. Avoid the grill bags with plastic windows, they melt.

Pie iron dessert recipes:

My boys love pumpkin pie so this Pie Iron Pumpkin Pie recipe is a favorite of theirs.

Fresh baked cookies made while camping?! Yes please! These Camp Cooker Cookies are absolutely delicious.

This Pie Iron Apple Turnover recipe is like having fresh baked apple pie at the campground.

are always a hit with our crew!

I love, love, love cherry pie so this Pie Iron Cherry Pie tops my must make list.

Who wouldn’t love these Camp Cooker Cinnamon Buns served with their camping coffee?!

This Camp Cooker Dessert post was one of the first camp cooker recipes that I shared on the blog. It’s an oldie but a goodie you guys!

Tips for cooking with a camp cooker:

When cooking with a camp cooker, begin by applying non stick cooking spray or oil to the inside of both cooking plates. This step is important so that your delicious meal doesn’t stick to the plates and burn.
Place your recipe ingredients into the cooker before closing and latching it.
Cook the recipe over an open fire. We recommend placing the cooker over the fire for two minutes before unlatching, checking for doneness and flipping the cooker over to cook the other side.
Use caution when handling both the metal latch and handles as they can become hot while cooking.

Meal planning is essential whenever we go camping! This way most of the mess stays at home and we have delicious meals ready for our entire trip.

Camping meal planning tips:

Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible. Leave most of the mess at home where running water is more accessible and clean up is easier. Trust me on this one!
Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought.
Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans or camp cookers.These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size ziploc bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy. These Cheesy Vegetable Campfire Dip, Loaded Campfire Potatoes and Tinfoil Packet Nacho Dip recipes are some of my favorites.

I would love for you to check out my new blog, Campfire Foodie, where I’m sharing ALL of the camping recipes!!

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More pie iron dessert recipes:

We love using these pie iron dessert recipes whenever we go camping. They are perfect for camp cooking over the open fire.

Pie Iron Recipes

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Campfire Sopapilla Cheesecake

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Milky Way Pudgy Pie

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Campfire Pies Recipe! {Strawberry Cheesecake Pudgy Pie} -

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Mountain Pies – Get Out Camping & Hiking

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These Easy and Inexpensive Nutella Desserts Are All You Need In Life

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Camping Cuisine Part 4: Blueberry & Cream Cheese Dessert

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Campfire Eclairs

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Campfire Cookies

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Campfire Dessert: Pie

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Cherry Mountain Pie

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Caramel Apple Pudgy Pie Recipe (Campfire Pies)

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Campfire Cherry Hand Pies | The Kitchen Magpie

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Mustard Seeds

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Pie Iron Recipe – Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

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Campfire Chocolate Monkey Bread

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FAQs

How to use pie iron? ›

The best meal procedure for the pie iron goes like this: grease the pans a little; add a starch, like mashed potatoes, dough, or bread; add fillings; then cover with the same starch. Clasp the irons shut, then lay flat over a bed of hot embers or coals to cook evenly.

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Can you use puff pastry in a pie iron? ›

Fruit Pies

This is my personal favorite thing to make in pie irons. I use puff pastry but you can also use bread or croissant dough. I simply add canned pie filling and that is it!

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Do you need to season a pie iron? ›

When you season your Pie Iron it not only helps prevent oxidation, but helps food from sticking to the iron. light coating of paraffin wax on the iron to protect it from rusting while on the store shelf and in transit to you.

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How long to put pie iron in fire? ›

Close the lid. Cook over coals for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping the pie iron over every five minutes. Remove from the fire. Open the pie iron and check for doneness.

How to clean pie iron after use? ›

Scrub surfaces with just water until all food remnants are gone. Heat over the fire until the cast iron surfaces are bone dry and the pie iron is reheated. Remove from the heat and spray all surfaces of the cast iron with spray cooking oil. An aluminum pie iron can be washed with soap and water.

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Can you use a pie iron on a gas stove? ›

Models with shorter handles can also be used on the stovetop, especially if you have a gas range. However, even electric stoves work well with pie irons. Even on a rainy day you can have the experience of campfire cooking with a pie iron by your side.

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How do you keep puff pastry from getting soggy on a pie? ›

How to Prevent a Soggy Bottom Pie Crust

Blind Bake the Crust.
Choose the Right Rack in the Oven.
Brush the Bottom with Corn Syrup or Egg White.
Put the Pie on a Hot Cookie Sheet.
Make a Thicker Crust.
Add a Layer.
Consider a Metal Pie Pan.

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What can I use instead of a pie iron? ›

Cast iron skillets have been one of my preferred pie plate substitutes for many years. In addition to being handy and naturally nonstick, cast iron retains and evenly distributes heat—two important features for achieving a crisp, evenly baked crust.

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Can you bake a pie in enameled cast iron? ›

Benefits of Owning a Le Creuset Pie or Tarte Dish

Excellent heat distribution across the enameled cast iron and stoneware collection delivers uniform browning, limited hot spots, and even cooking.

Can you put parchment paper in a pie iron? ›

You'll want to start by cutting your parchment to be just smaller than the size if your pie iron. If the parchment is outside the pie iron, it will catch fire, and you definitely don't want that. You'll need two pieces of parchment for each cookie you want to make.

Do you need to preheat a cast iron pie pan? ›

Preheat your cast iron bakeware before adding your batter or dough for crunchy edges on cornbread, pizza, and biscuits. Prefer a delicate crust? Add your batter for cakes, pies, and other soft baked goods directly into your room-temperature pan. No preheating needed!

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What is a campfire pie iron used for? ›

In its most basic function, a Pie Iron is a way to cook a toasted sweet or savory sandwich or hand pie over an open fire. This is done by using a cast iron cooking compartment that is formed by two metal castings that hinge together like a clam shell.

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How hot does a pie warmer get? ›

The pie warmer is thermostatically controlled. Rotate the thermostat knob to select the desired operating temperature, usually about 85-90°C for pies and sausage rolls.

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How do I use my pie maker? ›

How do you use a pie maker?

Preheat pie maker. ...
Using the large base pastry cutter provided, cut out 4 bases using pastry, bread or wraps. ...
Close lid and cook for 5-6 minutes or until case is golden and filling is warmed through and set.
You will need to use a timer as most pie makers don't have an inbuilt timer.

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Do you heat pie maker before cooking? ›

Preheat your pie maker

Heating up a pie maker is nothing like preheating an oven. It takes just a few minutes for the pie maker to heat up, so, understandably, some people skip this step.

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How does a pie press work? ›

These pie machines allow for the pastry to be pressed within the base and then easily removed using the sliding track system (or base ejection system on the semi-automatic machine) which raises the pressed pastry out of the base die.